Family Guy Essay

A show about a seemingly normal family might not be a show that doesn't catch a lot of viewer's attention. I have to disagree because Family Guy is one of my favourite televsion shows, and i rarely watch TV. Family Guy is comedy based off a normal middle class family, but like all families they have their problems that can be very strange. I admire shows that are different than any other shows that are out there. I find the show to be very interesting for various reasons such as their use of stereotypes,violence, and its slight case of predictibility which is why I love the "Patriot Games" episode.

I think that Family Guy has a good portrayal of stereotypes. The stereotypes they use go along very well the character and how that character acts. They stereotype Louis as being a very typical housewife, at stay at home mom, who cooks dinner for her husband when he gets home from work. Peter is your average american male with a steady job and his own goals in life. Like in the "Patriot Games" he gets to live his dream of being a football player. Not all families are like that anymore because people would prefer to dine out and save the time of making food. It seems today that you cant watch a show without some reference to sex. This brings Quagmire to the stereotype table, He is a sex fiend who is always looking for someone he can have a one night stand with, but other times he can be a nice man with great advice. Then you have Stewie a not so average baby, he's rather intellegent and hates his mother. Stewie is usually the violent character like in "Patriot Games" Stewie beat Brian on numerous occasion. What's TV without a little violence, which brings me to my next topic.

Violence is a welcomed acceptance in our culture and it can be found every today. In every Family Guy episode that i have seen there is always some act of violence. In "Patriot Games" Stewie was betting on a boxing match and Brian bet fifty dollars that Mike Tyson would win. Mike Tyson ended up...

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